Everything you need to turn WhatsApp into admissible evidence.

Complete toolkit for litigators, e‑discovery teams, and compliance — court formatting, privilege workflows, AI extraction, load files, and offline privacy.

📄 Court & evidence formatting

Professionally formatted exhibits that meet judicial expectations, with embedded verification and production-ready layouts.
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Bates‑numbered PDF exhibits

Custom prefix (LAW-000001), page‑level Bates numbering, case caption, court name, and docket number. PDFs are print‑optimized for filing and exhibit binders.

Court‑ready
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A4 + US Letter dual output

Generates both A4 (international) and US Letter (8.5" x 11") PDFs automatically. One click, both court standards covered — no manual reformatting.

Global courts
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Chain of custody & hashing

SHA‑256 fingerprints of original ZIP/TXT, embedded in every PDF and HTML report. Separate custody report for authentication and spoliation arguments.

Defensible
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Case caption + metadata header

Include case name, court, parties, docket number on every page. Professional formatting judges and opposing counsel expect.

Exhibit ready
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Print‑optimised layout

One‑click print to PDF preserves Bates numbering, page breaks, and headers. Designed for physical hearing bundles and e‑filing.

Filing ready
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Embedded PDF metadata

Case name, case number, author, and creation date embedded in PDF properties. SHA‑256 hash of original ZIP included for audit trail.

Document integrity

⚖️ Privilege detection & redaction

Messaging evidence is uniquely risky. Automate privilege spotting, log creation, and redaction review — without weeks of manual line‑by‑line reading.
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Attorney‑client privilege detection

100+ keywords (counsel, legal advice, work product, settlement, privileged). Custom firm lists available in Firm/Enterprise tiers.

Risk first
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Privilege log export (CSV)

Message ID, Bates number, date, sender, preview, triggered keywords, and privilege type (Attorney‑Client / Work Product / Settlement). Ready for filing.

Defensible log
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One‑click & bulk redaction workflow

In HTML review, redact messages instantly or batch‑redact from the privilege log. Restore anytime — full control.

Review efficient
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Custom keyword management

Add firm‑specific privilege triggers, client codenames, or practice‑area terms. Firm license includes priority keyword updates.

Firm license
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Privilege dashboard & analytics

See flagged messages by type, filter by keyword, track redaction decisions. Export privilege report directly for discovery responses.

Litigation ready

💾 E‑discovery & review platforms

Seamless handoff to litigation support and review platforms. No more manual data wrangling — native outputs for Concordance, Relativity, and spreadsheets.
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Concordance load files (.DAT / .OPT)

Pipe‑delimited DAT with OPT control file. Direct import into Concordance, iCONECT, Reveal, and standard review platforms.

Industry standard
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Relativity‑style exports

LOADFILE.dat, IMAGES.csv, and extracted images folder. Works with RelativityOne and on‑prem, including image mapping.

E‑discovery native
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Tabular review CSV (17+ fields)

Bates number, message text, OCR text, extracted entities, privilege status, review status, notes, and more. Excel/Google Sheets ready for document review teams.

Review ready
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Full chat CSV export

Complete chat history with deleted messages, attachments, timestamps. Perfect for data analysis or secondary review.

No data loss

🤖 AI‑powered evidence enhancement

Local, private AI that makes every message and media searchable — no cloud, no client data exposure. Turn voice notes and screenshots into text evidence.
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Voice note transcription (Moonshine‑class)

Supports M4A, OPUS, MP3, WAV, AMR, and more. Word‑level JSON export with timestamps, sender, date — ideal for hearing prep.

Offline AI
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OCR for images & screenshots

Extract text from photos of documents, whiteboards, screenshots. OCR becomes searchable in HTML and exportable in CSV/PDF.

Text recovery
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Structured data extraction (NER)

Automatically identify names, dates, monetary amounts, organizations, case numbers. See key evidence without reading every line.

Smart review
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Financial term highlighting

Currencies ($, €, £), payment terms, invoices, commitments highlighted directly in the HTML viewer. Accelerate financial discovery.

Financial discovery

Deadline & date extraction

Surfaces time‑sensitive commitments, "by Friday", "tomorrow", "ASAP" in a separate extraction view and CSV.

Timeline analysis
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SHA‑256 blockchain audit trail

Every message gets a unique SHA‑256 hash linked to the previous message — forming an unbreakable chain. Any tampering breaks the chain and is immediately detectable.

Tamper‑proof

🔍 Interactive evidence review

Designed for attorneys, paralegals, and litigation support — filter, search, and annotate with speed.
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Powerful search & filters

Real‑time full‑text search, participant dropdown, date range, hide system messages. Highlight keywords instantly.

Find fast
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Deleted message tracking

See deleted/retracted messages with deletion metadata (who, when). Critical for spoliation analysis and witness credibility.

Forensic
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Evidence gallery + jump to context

Thumbnails of every image, video, audio file. Click "jump to context" to see original message thread.

Complete picture
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Activity timeline & real‑time stats

Visual message volume chart + live stats bar (total messages, deletions, privilege flags, media assets). Always in view.

Dashboard
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6 professional viewing themes

Switch between WhatsApp‑like, Standard Court Exhibit, Internal Review, Dark Mode, Glassmorphism, Premium Light.

Flexible review
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Review notes & annotations

Add internal review notes per message, track status (unreviewed/privileged/hot/doc). Annotations saved locally.

Collaborative review

📎 Complete media evidence

Attachments are often the core of a case. ChatFormats preserves, organizes, and links every media file to its original message.
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All media types supported

Images (JPG, PNG, WEBP, HEIC), videos (MP4, MOV, AVI), audio (M4A, OPUS, MP3, WAV), PDF, DOC, XLS, VCF.

Complete coverage
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Organised media folder export

Media files copied once, deduplicated, referenced from HTML/PDF. Clean folder structure with stable naming.

Portable
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Inline media playback

View images directly in chat bubbles, click to expand. Audio/video links for download. HTML stays fast and responsive.

User friendly
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Unverified media warnings

Clear visual indicators when media references cannot be matched — full transparency about missing files.

Forensically sound
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Word‑level audio JSON export

Export voice note transcriptions with word‑level timestamps, sender, date for hearing exhibits.

Granular

🔒 Security & performance

Built for law firms and in‑house legal teams that cannot afford data exposure or technical friction.
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100% offline processing

Client WhatsApp data never leaves your computer. No cloud, no third‑party APIs — compliant with GDPR, privacy rules.

Data privacy
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Local AI models

Moonshine transcription and spaCy NLP run entirely on your machine. No OpenAI or external calls.

Private AI

Handles 500MB+ exports

Streaming parser processes millions of lines without memory issues. No arbitrary file size limits.

Enterprise ready
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Portable outputs

Standalone HTML, PDF, CSV, load files. Share with experts, opposing counsel, or upload to review platforms — no proprietary viewer needed.

Interoperable
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1‑year offline license

Activate once with internet, then work completely offline for the entire license period. No ongoing internet required. Renew at 20% discount.

Flexible deployment
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Air‑gapped deployment (Enterprise)

Supports offline license verification, manual updates, pre‑installed AI models. Perfect for secure environments.

Zero‑trust ready

Deep feature advantage vs manual or generic tools

CapabilityChatFormatsManual / generic tools
Court‑ready PDF with Bates✅ Automatic, custom prefix❌ Hours of manual stamping
Privilege log + redaction workflow✅ Automatic detection + logs❌ Weeks of attorney line‑by‑line
Concordance / Relativity load files✅ Native .dat/.opt + images❌ Manual coding, error‑prone
Voice note transcription + OCR✅ Offline AI included❌ Separate cloud services (privacy risk)
Offline / no client data exposure✅ 100% local⚠️ Cloud tools = data transfer risk
SHA‑256 blockchain chain of custody✅ Tamper‑proof audit trail❌ No integrity verification
One‑time license (no subscription)✅ Solo $249 / Firm $899❌ Monthly fees or hourly paralegal billing

50+ features with one purpose: defensible WhatsApp evidence.

See how ChatFormats transforms messy exports into professional legal work product. Walk through a real case in a guided demo.

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